other big breaking news story we're following this afternoon. former d.c. council chairmankwamebrownlearnshis fate for a federal bank fraud charge. >> his sentence includes two years probation, half a year of home detention. hundreds of hours of community service and a day in police custody. brown also got his sentence for a misdemeanor campaign finance charge at d.c. superior court today and that's where we find tom sherwood live with the latest on brown's long day of legal proceedings. tom? >> just a short time ago, brown was right here in d.c. superior court. he was shackled in chains on his hands and feet. he appeared before a judge on his misdemeanor conviction. earlier today, he faced a different judge on the felony that forced him from office. >> step back and give him room. >> reporter: last summer, kwame brown in a few chaotic hours resign as d.c. council chairman and pleaded guilty to felony bank fraud charges. he had forged home loans. he even faxed the phony documents. he was back in federal court tuesday to be formally sentenced but not before he told the judge he had

chairkwamebrownhasbeen sentenced to two years probation for lying on loan documents. that's only part of the punishment. >> reporter: jim, kwame brown faced only a misdemeanor here at superior court. but in federal court he was sentenced for a felony that cost him his job. brown was back at federal court tuesday to be formally sentenced. but not before he tearfully told judge richard leon, he had done wrong because of my own poor conduct. i am not a victim. it was stupid. i was wrong. brown's mother and wife left the court without comment. brown was detained to serve one day in custody. his sentence also includes two years supervised release. a form of probation. six months in home detention with electronic monitoring. a 10:00 p.m. curfew and 480 hours of community service. >> he has received a sentence from the court and the court expects that he will abide by the sentence. that means all of his material. if it means a curfew at 10:00, it mean be there at 10:00 so when they turn that electronic bracel lelet gizmo on, it will off. >> he was cooperating with prosecutors. the u.s.

begin. ♪ that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up allgoldenbrownthengiven a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> if you're flying out of the new york area today or tomorrow, you'd better check your flights. united airlines canceling about 500 flights out of newark, jfk, and laguardia because of the weather. the airline is letting passengers rebook their flights without paying fees. other airlines say they're evaluating which flights to cancel. however, delta, u.s. airways, and american airlines are letting passengers change flights without penalty. they're anticipating bad weather coming their way. the parks in new york city closing at noon today as a result of the expectation today. everybody getting ready again. >>> speaking of getting ready, we are getting ready for changes in our forecast. 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with snow on the way, tom. >> we've got a coastal storm that's been developing since yesterday evening. now just off

council chairmankwamebrownlearnhis fate today for pleading guilty to bank fraud and campaign finance charges. his time in police custody is almost up but there is more in store for his sentence. tom sherwood is at superior court with the latest on brown's future. tom? >> reporter: kwame brown was a powerful d.c. politician. but today in two courts, he began paying for his crimes. appearing in d.c. superior court, kwame brown was sentenced to probation for a misdemeanor campaign finance violation dating back to 2008. but brown appeared shackled in chain here because earlier, he already had been sentenced in federal court on the felony that cost him his political career. >> step back and give him room please. >> reporter: last week, kwame brown in a few chaotic hours resign as d.c. council chairman and pleaded guilty to felony bank fraud charges. he had forged home loan documents to buy a pleasure boat. he had been using his government office to fax the tony documents. brown was back at federal court tuesday to be formerly sentenced but not before he said he had done wrong because of m

on the news that broke overnight. >> former d.c. council chairmankwamebrownisawaiting his sentence. we have a reporter that will bring the announcement. >> the head of d.c. schools wrapped up a press conference. we have a reporter at the press conference. he'll tell us why and when the schools will be shut down. >>> our studio has been transformed into an elegant winter scene for today's wedding. today, music, food and the perfect dress for the winter wedding of your dreams. good morning. welcome to news 4 midday. i'm keith russell. >> i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, november 13th, 2012. we have breaking news. unusual scene in court. just now, it ended with no plea deal were suspected east coast rapist. prosecutors believe aaron thomas was going to plead guilty for the 2009 attack on three teenagers. there was confusion as he hesitated to enter a plea. he said i don't know what way is right and which way is wrong. after a short recess, he backed out of the plea deal. julie carey is in court and will bring the latest. >>> kwame brown is being sentenced on a federal bank charge. he r

be at fault. 10% would blame the president and republicans. >>> this morning former council memberkwamebrownwillbegin serving on house arrest. a judge sentenced brown on bank fraud charge. he pled guilty to overstating his income while applying for bank loans. he applies for the d.c. council earlier this summer. brown will have two years of probation and must complete 400 hours of community service. >>> a former state delegate convicted of stealing from the general assembly may sue to get her seat back. she took $600 from the assembly to pay her private law firm. after sentencing, the prince george's county democrat was removed from office, which was required by the state constitution. but her lawyers argue she should still be allowed to serve because a judge reduced her sentence. the house speaker or governor will have the final say on whether she can return. >>> day two picks up on the murder trial for a bowie university student. alexis simpson is accused of shooting her roommate dominique frazier to death last year. it happened over an argument over loud music. in court frazier's friend

as well as lieutenant governoranthonybrown. alsoon hand prince george's county executive rushern baker, and he had a few words to say. >> that the money is going towards education. it's going to help build 210. it's going for health care and jobs and jobs and jobs. so thank you for this great victory. >> reporter: still a very quiet scene down here at national harbor. the last few days we spent in prince george's county as well as yesterday, we spent most of the day at the polling locations. it was interesting to hear some of the feedback from some of the residents. got those that were for it and those in opposition. it will be interesting to see later on today what those people think now that the ballot has actually passed. we'll check in with you a little bit latelater. that's the latest from national harbor. >> marylanders also passed question four, allowing undocumented immigrants to attend maryland colleges for in-state tuition. they must attend high school for three years in maryland and show their parents paid income taxes during that time. maryland is the first sta in the count

is monday, january 21st. >>> today former d.c. councilmankwamebrownwillbegin six months of house arrest. a judge sentenced brown yesterday on a bank fraud charge. he pleaded guilty earlier this year to overstating his income when he applied for bank loans. he resigned from the d.c. council this summer. brown also received two years probation and has to complete 400 hours of community service. the judge also sentenced brown to one day in jail, which he served right away. >>> right after the break, a big arrival that's a sign of things to come. >>> today crews will deliver an 80 foot tall norway spruce to rockefeller center. it comes from mt. olive, new jersey. the tree lighting ceremony scheduled for november 28. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones. here's meteorologist tom kierein with your cold forecast. tom? >> good morning. >>> your most important article of clothing hanging on the hook by the door, your winter coat, and you'll need it. we are at or below freezing the entire region. down into the teens, some of the portions of eastern west virginia. closer to washington, we'r

in the case. >>> today former d.c. chairmankwamebrownwillfind out if he's headed toprison.brownadmittedto lying on an application to obtain bank loans. he faces up to six months in prison, but the prosecution is only asking for six days behind bars followed by three years of supervised release. brown will also be sentenced today in d.c. superior court on a misdemeanor campaign violation. he faces up to six months behind bars on that charge too. >>> opening statements in a murder case involving a bowie state university student. alexis simpson is accused of stabbing her roommate dominique fraser to death last year. the two

got after the resignation of chairmankwamebrownamidbank fraud charges. serving out the remainder of brown's term. also on the city council, there was actually an at large upset with michael grasso, an independent, unseated michael brown, and that large independent member of the council. he will be joining vincent orange, who will return as an incumbent democrat in one of those at large seats. and there was a series of ethics related charter amendments on the d.c. city council -- by the voters today actually for the district government. they deal with ethics issues. so anything like someone who commits a felony or a gross misconduct can be voted out by a member of the council. and if an elected member of d.c. government, say a council member is convicted of some crime, that person will have to leave the job and can't reclaim the job again. some pretty not surprising races in terms of incumbents. delegate eleanor holmes-norton will return to congress as d.c.'s nonvoting delegate. and browser, alexander, and evans will also return as incumben incumbents. we're live in northwest, bac

d.c. council chairkwamebrown. he'llbe sentenced in two different courtrooms for two different charges. first brown will learn his fate for a federal bank charge he pled guilty to in june and admitted he lied on applications to obtain bank loans. he faces up to six months in prison. prosecutors are asking the judge to sentence him to just six days in jail because he has been cooperative. brown will also be sentenced in superior court on a misdemeanor campaign violation. he faces up to six months behind bars on that charge as well. >>> four minutes after the hour. today the trial will begin for a bowie state university student charged with murdering her roommate. alexis simpson is accused o stabbing her roommate dominique frazier in september of last year. the two got into an argument over the volume of an ipod. simpson's attorney says she was acting in self-defense and shouldn't be charged with murder. >>> in about five hours, we expect d.c. to announce that more than a dozen schools will be closing for good. schools chancellor khai ya henderson will make the announcement at 8:

officers chargedericbrownofrichmond with the theft of government property. he disappeared from a parking lot last friday. a defense department agency says no classified or sensitive information was in the truck. brown faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. >>> it's a sign of just how much attention the election has received around the world. in kenya, a mother decided to name her newborn twins barack obama and mitt romney. she named them hours after the results of the election were announced. a nurse at the hospital said it is not unusual for babies to be named after famous people. in 2008, she says some babies named their babies barack or joe biden. >> i like that. >>> don't be surprised if you've lost a few friends on facebook if you shared your thoughts on the election. the legislation sparking a facebook feud, if you will. many people ranted or raved about president obama's re-election. those posts often offended friends with different political believes. some took the dramatic action of unfriending. there's always the possibility of unsubscribing. >> defriending is

. mike d'antoni is the new boss for lakers, replacingmikebrown. onsunday night football, the texans scored a touchdown, and the texans >>> definitely want the umbrella. it looks like this rain will hold off the eastern seaboard. looks like it's clear by tomorrow afternoon. >> did you see rain tomorrow morning? >> a little bit. >> let's head now to some entertainment news. bond took over the box office this weekend. "skyfall" in the 007 franchise was the fourth highest debut of the year after "the avengers" and "the hunger games." "lincoln" fared well in just 11 theaters before its wide release this weekend. here's a fun fact for you. daniel day-lewis wouldn't even break character onset, leading people to believe he actually thought he was abraham lincoln. the mtv europe awards were sunday night. taylor swift had a great evening, taking home three awards, including best performer british boy band one direction, picked up two wins and then youtube sensation psy won best video for "gangnam" style. that video is everywhere. er was the biggest winner. he took home three trophies, includi

life threatening. >> former d.c. council chairmankwamebrownison house arrest for six months. it's part of the bank fraud conviction. as part of a plea deal, brown admitted to lying on loan documents and stepped down from the council in june. he's also sentenced to one day in police custody which he served today. >> a plea deal is off the table for the suspected east coast rapist. aaron thomas was supposed to be pleading guilty today for attacking three teenagers on halloween in 2009. but the deal fell through when thomas told the judge he wasn't sure what was right or wrong. his trial will begin in january. >> two significant announcements in d.c. today. the first deals with schools. 20 public schools are to be slated to be shut down. many of them by the next school year. the goal is to close under-performing schools with low enrollment. most of them are ooesz of teast river in wards five and seven. none of the schools in wards one and three will be closed. parents say the news comes as a complete surprise. >> i'm shocked. my children have been going here for a while, for two ye

the ravens andthebrowns. brandonweeden's a rookie, maybe he didn't know cleveland lost nine straight to ray rice's ravens. rice ready to rumble. 8-yard touchdown run. 98 yards on the day. ravens up. browns take a lead late in the fourth. joe flacco. he hits torrey smith, a spin, tags his defender. gets in on a foot race and the 19-yard touchdown pass puts the ravens ahead. they come back to win it 25-15, the final. baltimore improves to 6-2 on the season. >> all right, carol, thanks. see you later. >>> that's going to do it for us. "nightly news" is heading your way next. we'll be back at 11:00. have a great [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we don't have an income. mitt romney made over 100 million dollars

as chairman afterkwamebrownpleadedguilty of theft and resigned in june. there will be a special election to fill mendelson's old seat on the council. >>> michael brown lost his seat on the d.c. council. an independent won. derrick ward spoke with him. he joins us live in northeast d.c. >> how are you, keith? we are in northeast. this is a neighborhood where dave lives. he will become the newest member of the d.c. council after being elected last night. in being elected, he unseated incumbent michael brown, an independent who already conceded his personal financial problems didn't help his chances of being reele reelected. as voters, look at the voting record. he was able to strike a resident cord with voters in the district. those who are reform minded. he now joins the council and the government who has their own share of issues, past and present. we spoke with him about how he feels he fits into the whole scheme of things. >> i think the people of the district of columbia feel they are engaged. if they can have a say in where we are going go. electing me makes that statement. also, the

local schools will be shut down for good. >>> and former d.c. councilmankwamebrownheadsto court. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. we're following breaking news. >>> the top military general in afghanistan now involved in the scandal that cost cia director general david petraeus his job. the fbi looking into e-mails between general john allen and a friend of petraeus. how they found out about them, we'll talk about in ten minutes. >>> it is rainy and cold. so we sent storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein out on the weather deck to tell us all about it. >> it's all digital until i see it. it is coming down. and it is cold. we've got a blustery wind blowing at 15, 20 miles an hour, and it is wet all over the place. a lot of leaves came down with the gusty winds overnight when the cold front came through at 1:00 this morning. right now storm team 4 radar showing a lot of the heavier rain is north of the washington, and the area in the yellow is moderate rain along the frederick, montgomery county line into western howard county. that is passing northeast and

seat bykwamebrown. thewinnerwillcompletebrown's termwhich runs through january of2015.brown, youwill recall, resigned back in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to give bank loans worth more than $200,000. d.c. residents have a few more hours to vote on three measures folksed on preventing corruption in the wilson building. proposed charmter amendment 5 asks if members should have the power to expel a member for gross misconduct. the council would have to have a super majority. amendment 6 would make a person leave office and be banned from ever serve in office again. amendment 7 would apply the same penalties to the city's mayor. >>> and make news 4 and nbc washington.com your election headquarters tonight. we'll have live continuing coverage throughout the evening. still ahead, we'll see what's buzzing on social media this election day. >>> a developing story from fresno, california, this afternoon, one person is dead. four others injured. in a workplace shooting there. police say a 42-year-old man walked into an apple valley farms factory. he

of republican todd akin. republicanscottbrownhopesto hold his seat against challenger elizabeth warren. and rick mann is battling chris murphy for a senate seat in connecticut. tens of thousands of people are still without power because of hurricane sandy. >>> here's what you need to know before you head out to the polls this morning. voters in virginia and some first time voters in maryland will be required to show some form of identification. there are at least 30 forms of valid i.d. including an i.d. card from your employer. does not have to be a photo i.d. poll opening and closing times vary from state to state. >>> new reports of voter fraud in critical battleground states this morning. voting rights advocates say robocalls are incorrectly telling voters they can cast ballots over the phones. those fake phone calls, some of which involve live callers, are being made primarily to black voters. the calls are also cropping up in north carolina and florida. >>> the news 4 i-team is monitoring any voting problem you find at the polls today. call the i-team tip line at 202-8 202-885-444

win up in massachusetts. elizabeth warren beatscottbrownforthe u.s. senate seat there. the democrats regained the seat that was held by the late ted kennedy for 47 years. warren will be the first woman to represent massachusetts in the senate. >>> democrats are holding on to a u.s. senate seat in missouri, thanks to controversy created by a republican challenger. todd akin lost to incumbent mccaskill. akin came under fire for comments he made he called legitimate rape. he said abortion should not be allowed in conception by rape. republicans called for him to drop out of that race. >>> tim kaine said he's determined to work with people on both sides of the aisle when he takes his seat in the u.s. senate. as julie carey reports now, his victory was likely changed by the demographics in the commonwealth. >> reporter: tim kaine had just started to celebrate his own victory when he was handed a piece of paper containing even more good news for virginia democrats. >> more than halfway there. nbc just called the presidential race for president obama. >> reporter: after last

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. >>> former d.c. council chairmankwamebrownwillfind out how much jail time he will get for felony bank fraud. brown is expected in federal court tomorrow for sentencing. he pled guilty over the summer. he's facing up to six months in jail. the prosecution is asking for only six days and three years probation. brown re signed as chairman of the d.c. council earlier this year. >>> hundreds of workers at the walter reed medical center say they haven't been paid since last month. the union represents nearly 300 janitors at the facility. they have filed a complaint against the company that contracts them to work at walter reed. the workers say they are reluctant to strike because of their concern for the patients. they're asking the government to pay them directly, instead of going through the contractor. >>> it has become a veterans day tradition at one fairfax county elementary student to have a service member come to speak to the class. an army colonel made a special appearance from afghanistan. >> reporter: these students at fort hunt elementary are on quite the veterans day field trip,

last week on a live facebook chat. she said she's not withchrisbrown, buti don't totally believe this because she had so many compliments about him. there's a new track on her album "unapologetic," this is called "nobodies business." it's a duet with chris brown. i just want to love you, it's nobody's business if i do. i said, is this song as obvious as i think it is? she says, no, it just means it's nobody's business and everyone needs to stay out of our business. and i said, are you not kind of making it people's business? you're singing a duet about it. >> what did she say? >> no, no. but anyway, i loved her. i'm not the only one who loves her. daniel craig said yesterday that he would love if she was the next bond girl. they said what do you think about beyonce, what do you think about rihanna, he said, i think rihanna would be great. she's kind of dangerous, she's so gorgeous. the new album's great. >> how's "skyfall" the movie? it's killing it, right? doing very well? >> breaking records everywhere. >> everyone thought that might be dying out, the franchise. >> everyone say

:00 tonight, he committed a crime, now how much prison time willkwamebrownget.>>> it will be a real nerve-racking experience trying to get that child car seat installed correctly. liz crenshaw shows you how to do it right. >>> i'm jackie bensen in northeast washington. a fire causes damage and confusion at the wholesale market near florida avenue. mark[ minto ] you know,nue. those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> six days in jail, three years probation, that's the sentence federal prosecutors are recommending for former d.c. council quchairman kwame brown. he resigned from the council back in june, you'll recall, and pleaded

former d.c. council chairkwamebrownshouldspend six days in jail and three years on probation for bank fraud. court papers filed yesterday. brown resigned from council back in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to get two loans from banks worth more than 200,000. he could be sentenced up to six months in prison for his crime. prosecutors say brown accepted responsibility for his misconduct and has no prior criminal record. the actual sentencing by a federal judge is set for november 3 1 3th. >>> could be weeks or months before the man accused of throwing pipe bombs at three morn virginia homes is extradited to the commonwealth. laurence stewart ii was arrested. he drove all the way to the northwest and threw the bombs. police believe he was targeting his ex-girlfriend and two law enforcement officers who arrested him in the past. >> we've taken this very personal. this is a detective and deputy who was targeted, they and their families, as a result of just doing their jobs, in addition to that, this was an attack on an innocent victim of domestic violence, s

car. he tried to flee on foot but officers caught him. >>> federal prosecutors saykwamebrownshouldspend six days in jail and have probation for fraud. brown resigned from council in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to obtain bank loans worst more than $200,000. prosecutors say brown accepted responsibility for his misconduct and has no prior criminal record. the actual sentencing by a judge is set for november 13th. >>> meanwhile, met tra says they are working to reduce bus driver fatigue. this comes as a study shows bus operators fell asleep at the wheels 68 times over two years. cameras caught them nodding off. they activate when the bus hits something or makes a sudden stop. half the drivers caught sleeping are working two shifts. drivers who fall asleep on the job are required to take medical tests before returning to work. >>> this weekend is the end of daylight savings time. at 2:00 a.m., it goes back an hour to 1:00 a.m. remember, to reset your clocks before you go to sleep saturday night. enjoy the extra hour of night life, which i bet tom kie

class mountaineer,michaelbrown. andfor his latest project, michael decided to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of his mount everest trek by climbing the himalayas along side 11 afghan and iraq war vets. the result is a beautiful documentary. it's called "high ground," and it happens to be the subject on tonight's "last call" "spot light." ♪ >> ready? >> yeah. mark. [ clap ] [ explosion ] >> get up. >> you know, they ask you every year what you want to do when you grow up. and i said, i wanted to fight in world war iii. i guess i got my wish. >> my name is michael brown and i'm the director of "high ground." ♪ i think there are a lot of occasions in life you kind of have to reach your breaking point. >> what are these people doing up here? >> "high ground" is a film that follows 11 wounded veterans as they go to nepal and climb a 20,000 foot peak, and the mountain becomes a backdrop for telling their stories. what they've been through, not only in their personal lives, but going to war and then coming home. >> people still don't get it that not all pain is physical. and some of

." "i'm good. take care." speaking of the hurricane, did you guys hear about this?michaelbrown, whowas in charge of fema during hurricane katrina, is actually criticizing president obama for responding to hurricane sandy too quickly. [ audience ohs ] brown would have said more, but he was still busy responding to katrina. [ cheers and applause ] "get out of here. go over there. look at this guy over here. get over here no, get out of here." >> a.d.: get back over here. >> jimmy: with the power still being out in the east coast, millions of people have complained of going through twitter withdrawal. yeah, and we all know that in today's world, that's how many people get their news. so we thought we'd help you guys out by filling you in on some of the tweets that you've been missing out on. these are actual tweets from celebrities that we've seen over the last few days. let's take a look. this first one here is from lindsay lohan. she tweeted, "i love doritos." [ laughter ] very important. you missed out. you don't want to miss out on those tweets. next, we have miley cyrus. earlier

council. but newcomer independent david grosso beat out incumbentmichaelbrown. philmendelson is chairman of the council after serving for five months following kwame brown's resignation. yvette alexander retained her council ward seat. 88% of the vote for marion barry, who begins his third term on the d.c. council. >>> maryland democrats picked up a seat in the house of representatives in the 6th district. john delaney beat long time incumbent roscoe bartlett. the lines were recently redrawn. in virginia's 8th district, jim moran beat patrick murray by an overwhelming margin. it's the second time murray challenged moran. >>> it is now 4:36. 40 degrees. still to come, lots of voters stood in line to cast their votes. coming up, we'll keep an eye on the voting problems in virginia and nationwide. >>> welcome back. at 4:39, it has been a cold start to the week and getting even colder. we've mentioned the "s" word. i had to dig out the winter coats for my kids. they said, you know what, it's november. i'm not putting on my winter coat. >> tom, seems like a big word already. >> an

-election, with the exception of at large membermichaelbrown. therewas an upset in this race. new coming david grosso defeated michael brown who has been plagued with questions about his campaign treasury account. >> a mismanaged campaign, mixed messages. the once bright future of the son of the former cabinet member of president clinton, ron brown, michael brown is headed now out of office and his future is very uncertain indeed. voters decided that they were not pleased with the way the campaign was run. some of the problems that developed within the campaign further added to their doubts, and it just didn't pay off on election day. >> in the beginning, i don't think michael brown was that much of a lead for washington voters. he was the son of ron brown. but still, in the communities, you heard people saying well, who is he? what has he done for the district of columbia? so the years went on. he had problems like john davis said with his campaign funding and all of that. i think it's come down to the fact that david grosso, who won the seat, actually got out there and did some grass roots walking.

george is in brooklyn to provoveabrownstonefor two sisters who are always helping others. >> hi. i am bonney. >> and i am velma, and we are sisters. >> we were raised in this neighborhood. i guess it was over 60 years that we have been in this neighborhood. >> yes. >> we had stick ball time, skate time, double dutch time. everything had a season, and everybody came out. everybody knew everybody else. it was just a family oriented neighborhood. >> the house is like a safe haven. people know each on the block itself when they are going through issues in life, they feel they can share their hearts and know it is ok. >> there was always a bed for somebody. our grandparents just instilled that in us, always being open, always ready to help someone else. >> somewhere in the early 1950's it was purchased by our grandparents. >> yes. >> and we have been there since then. >> and not much has been done to it since then. we see it looking the way we wish it looked in the 1950's, right? >> yes. >> it is looking kind of bad now. >> and it doesn't really represent who we are. >> right. >> and i wan

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.brownedbreadat that point.>>brownedbreadwith a little crisp to it. ten minutes. >> look. look at this. it popped up. nothing. >> it's not even toasted. >> barely brown. >> that's ridiculous. >> so, erica, welcome. >> bring your own toast. bottom line. >> hey, erica, it's matt. i have a little tip for you. you will spend a lot of time in the kitchen here where we do all the cooking segments with the best food prep staff in the world. and when you get hungry, don't touch the food. they don't like that at all. they frown upon it. they can turn mean in an instant. if you do want a snack, i have a trick for you. out here in the hall just outside the kitchen and this is where they keep the prep carts. okay? see, do not touch food. this is for the segment. there's cheese and crackers, grapes, chocolate chips, and i think what they really mean is, for hosts only. so chow down, erica. enjoy yourself and welcome. >> erica, hello. welcome to the "today" show. okay, a couple of the rules here. you can have a lot of fun it at the "today" show. fun is in my dressing room, not outside of the

, a diagonal on his teeth and khaki pants and carryingabrownortan, soft, leather briefcase. >> library staff told detectives that they do recall this individual and they had seen him, but they're not aware of any incidents or assaults like this or any type of violent behavior. >> reporter: the teen is shaken up, but sle is okay. library officials say they're only cooperating with police. live in falls church, jim rosenfield, news 4. >> thanks, jim. coming up next, one community targeted twice in the matter of weeks. we report tonight who's left homeless in an apartment fire. >> snow and sand pile up in some of sandy's hardest-hit areas. >> the mayor of new york poking fun at an snl >>> former congresswoman will ascend the sental tomorrow. in august, loftner pleaded glt to the mass shooting that killed six people and wounded three people. he agreed to a plea deal which faces life in prison. >> a community is on alert tonight after a ninth woman reported being assaulted. the woman says she was grabbed from behind off hibling avenue in springfield, last thursday. police now say that attac

quarterback and minus their most dough namic offensive weapon in stephon diggs and leading rusher inwesbrownbothwith ankle injuries. terp beating clemson? it's not going to happen. the heart they have, a different story. randy edsel and the terps in death valley and those 13th ranked tigers are menacing. pick it up in the first quarter. terps down 7-0. petty, roaming out and, oh. cory crawford scoops it up. that's a big man's dream. 16 yard touchdown. clemson up 14-0 getting mad love. not all bad for petty and the terps. second quarter, clemson up 28-0. finds campbell. maryland on the board. clemson is ranked 13th for no reason. punches it in six yards out. it is 45-10, clemson. deep in the fourth quarter. >>> uva hosting miami. down in charlottesville. this one absolutely crazy. pick it up first quarter, tied at 14. quarterback philip sims takes the snap. dances around. finds the end zone. wahoo up 21-14. fourth quarter miami 31-28 lead. stephen morris, airs it out to dorsett. 357-yard strike. three touchdowns on the day for morris. under 15 seconds to go. 'canes up. michael rocco a secon

their first four quarterbacks, now wide receiver stefan diggs and running backwesbrownareout with ankle situations. they were going struggle to beat clemson even with all their parts. it got ugly down there without those parts. the group may have lacked point today but did not lack integrity and fight. pick it up in the first quarter. terps trailing by seven. sean petty issues on the rollout. that's cory crawford. and that's a big man's dream. 16 yards to pay dirt. clemson up 14-0. not all bad for petty and the terps. second quarter finds campbell 17-yard hookup. maryland finally on the board. fourth quarter now, clemson is not letting off the gas. backup quarterback cole stout hits it for the four-yard touchdown. number 13 clemson wins big, 45-10. can't dwell too long, florida state comes to college park next weekend. >>> uva hosting miami in charlottesville. this one absolutely crazy. pick it up in the fourth quarter, miami with a 31-28 lead. steven morris connects with phillip dorsett. and that's a 35-yard strike. three touchdowns on the day for morris. under 15 seconds to go. up fiv

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it comes to outletshopping?brownsaysbuy shoes. they're often shipped directly from the retailer. the same quality at a better price. another deal? luggage. and deals on housewares. >> a lot of times, there might be small nicks or little dings in the paint which means it can't be sold in the retail store so they send it to the outlet store. so heading into the holiday shopping season, as long as you know what's real, you'll know which items are the best outlet deal. >> are you going to let her outlet shop here? >> oh, i've already taken care of that. >> one more outlet deal, always stop by the mall manager's office and grab a coupon book. there's always more discounts there. one more don't, don't assume that just because a store is at the outlet mall that it is a discount store. >> good advice. who's done before thanksgiving? >> if it's only one, then you'll wait until christmas eve. >> so it's going to be messy in the morning? >> it's messy in the morning and messy out there right now. we've got a line of some pretty strong showers moving through the region. not a lot of thunder

center toasted up allgoldenbrownthengiven a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> a coffee giant is looking to take over the tea market. starbucks is buying teavana. it has about 300 stores in the shopping malls that sell loose leaf and exotic teas. >>> the government investigating more than a dozen deaths linked to 5-hour energy drinks. reports of 13 deaths since 2008. the agency says right now no proof that it caused hospitalization or death. the cases call for more observation of the product and other dietary supplements that promise customers an energy boost. >>> avoid reaching for booze if you're watching your weight. alcohol can have as many empty calories as soft drinks. they are the source of 6% of calories adults consume. alcoholic beverages account for 5%. researchers at the centers for disease control point out, like soda, alcohol has few nutrients. >> yeah. i don't think they're drinking alcohol for the nutrition, though. >>> what started out as one employees's grievance has gone viral over the web. >> are retailers g

may be heading to d.c. they may be drivingabrown1985nissan station wagon with license plate xnj 9177. if you see alexis carlisle, call police immediately. >>> police are asking for your help to find a missing prince george's woman. 90-year-old saki mcgurin was seen leaving her home wednesday afternoon in chillum. she may be driving a gray toyota row la. >>> this morning one family relieved and one grieving after a not guilty verdict in the bowie state murder trial. a jury acquitted alexis simpson on seven charges, including first degree murder. she was accused ofbb

brownchairof the police chief advisory council made up of community members. >> he doesn't waste time. a very fair person. he doesn't believe in letting anything fester. >> officers face punishment could include being fired. the video has been removed from youtube. reporting live, prince george's county headquarters, jackie benson, news 4. >>> new explosions in israel. is rail escalated air strikes after two rockets fired from gaza landed just outside the capital of jerusalem today. israel is also known, amassing troops at the border. called up thousand of reservists ahead of potential ground invasion. prime minister netanyahu says the country is ready to take the next step if rocket fear does not stop. focus on capitol hill, remains on administration response to a 9/11 terrorist attack in benghazi libya. a closed door hearing with former cia director, david petraeus. jim? >> reporter: what general petraeus told lawmakers today has done little to clear up who knew what and when. what is clear is that initial accounts of a spontaneous uprising were quickly debunked. general petraeus sa

withlight,brownhair.so if you've got any information regarding these two individuals, you are urged to call montgomery county detectives. on the capital crescent trail, erica gonzalez, news 4. >> bail has been set at $2 million for a man accused of throwing pipe bombs in three homes. lawrence stuart is his name. he allegedly targeted his ex-girlfriend and two police officers this week before he fled to montana. investigators say he also tried to hurt police there. >>> beginning on monday, you'll pay a little less if you get caught speeding in d.c. right now, tickets average between 75 and 100 dlarsz. today, the mayor announced plans to lower by 25 dlarsz. >> an increase also goings into effect on monday for those caught going 25 miles an hour or more. that fine jumps from $250 to $300. >> up next, our exclusive interview with the wife of the beltway sniper. >> a local teenager attacked by an alleged bully. it's all caught on tape. we'll tell you why the victim's >>> a mother in northern virginia says her daughter was suspended from school, despite being the victim in this video. it

brownwonted kennedy's seat two years ago. the rare republican who stresses his working with president obama. >> i was named the least partisan senator. i take pride in that. >> reporter: voters are decide 3g 3 senate races and for much of the year they have a shot to take over the three or four seats needed to take over the majority but controversy slowed their momentum. republicans had banked on wins in missouri and indiana until gop candidates todd akin and richard mourdock made comments about rape and pregnancy. >> those two races in particular, the republicans have done it to themselves. it might cost them control of the senate. >> reporter: in connecticut folks had hoped linda mcmay hon could pull off an upset spending part of her own fortune but polls show her behind and in wisconsin tomorrow any thompson is locked in a nail biter with tammy bald win who could become the first openly gay senator. >> your voices will be heard. >> reporter: when the votes are counted, analysts predict the new senate could be even more narrowly divided than it is now. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, cle

warren's defeat of incumbent massachusetts senatorscottbrown. oneof the most watched races of the election. one of the most expensive as well. we'll talk to senator-elect warren a little bit later. >> as we've been doing all week, here's the headlines. "usa today" headline, "obama triumphs, midwest the key and political divide remains and in "the columbus dispatch." ohio wins with ohio. the "boston globe" reads "economy kept obama afloat. blocked romney win, and here's a forward thinking headline in "the wisconsin state journal." observers say paul ryan now a front-runner for the 2016 gop nomination. tell me we're not already talking about 2016. >> let the race begin. of course, we're keeping our eye on another big story as well this morning. can you probably see the flags moving pretty briskly behind us. that is a sign of what's to come as nasty weather, a nor'easter bears down on already storm-ravaged parts of this east coast. al is live along the new jersey shore with what we can expect. >> all right. we want to get right to our top story, the election results. nbc's kri

warren, who defeatedscottbrowninmassachusetts. >> you better believe we're going to fight for equal pay for equal work. >> reporter: and tammy baldwin, the first openly gay member, in what used to be called the world's exclusive men's club. >> i will be a senator for all of wisconsin. >> reporter: as for richard mourdock and todd akin, they both lost. akin, to claire mccaskill. the top officials are now women, the governor, both senators, and the members of congress. democrats started to recruit women candidates almost two years ago. >> almost at the beginning of the time when the republicans came into power in the house in the first few bills they put out, took away a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: for the first time, white men will be in the minority among house democrats. but house republicans will be more white and male. although michelle bachmann won her race, two states, maryland and maine, became the first to vote for gay marriage. and washington state and colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana. massachusetts legalized it for medicinal use only. but pot didn

. federal prosecutors chargedericbrownofrichmond with theft of government property. that truck disappeared from a richmond area parking lot late last october. the equipment included the president's teleprompter. no classified or sensitive information was in that truck. brown faces up to ten years in prison if he's convicted. >>> this morning, there is more fallout from sandy. the governor of new york fired his emergency management director. this move comes after steven kirk diverted crews to remove a tree that fell on his long island driveway last week, that happened shortly after sandy ravaged new york city and crews were responding to thousands of cities. kerr apparently wasn't even at home at the time, he was in albany. >>> the man who shot gabrielle giffords and 18 others will learn his fate. jared lee loughner will be sentenced today for the deadly shooting last year. giffords is supposed to attend the sentencing today. her husband mark kelly will make a statement on her behalf. it is the first time the victims will face loughner since the shooting. loughner will not be se

a truck with president obama's audio equipment in it. federal prosecutors chargedericbrownofrichmond with theft of government property. the truck disappeared from a richmond area hotel parking lot last october. the equipment included the president's teleprompter and other items including the presidential seal. no classified or sensitive information was in that truck. brown faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. >>> new this morning, a first for a u.s. president. president obama will be making a trip to myanmar in two weeks. an official from the southeast asian country says the president will visit on either november 18th or 19th. it will be the first ever visit to the country by a u.s. president. the obama administration is trying to encourage democracy in that country. the president's already scheduled to visit nearby thailand and cambodia that same week. >>> there is still some unfinished business from this year's presidential election. florida is still undecided at this hour. election workers are still counting ballots. they blame the problem on a lengthy ballot. it contain

brownofrichmond with theft of government property. it disappeared last october. the equipment included the teleprompter and items containing the president's seal. no classified or sensitive information was inside the truck. if convicted, he faces ten years in prison. >>> an ohio woman caught driving on a sidewalk to go around a school bus must face unusual punishment. you can see the car drive on the sidewalk and the grass. a judge sentenced the driver to stand on a corner near the intersection where it happened and hold a sign saying quote, only an idiot would drive around a school bus. the judge suspended her drivers license for 30 days. she must pay $250 in court fees. >>> right now, students in southeast d.c. are preparing to show off their dance moves while learning mathematics. this lesson is part theory and pop culture. it's also a flash mob. tony tull is live at the gallery in northwest d.c. where all the action is happening. hey, tony. >> reporter: all the action is right. it's been an exciting morning as you can imagine getting 100 elementary students from their school to the

white house equipment inside it. 48-year-oldericbrownfacesup to ten years in prison if convicted. prosecutors say he stole that truck containing president obama's podium, teleprompter and other equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars. it happened over a year ago in virginia. they claim brown sold the department of defense laptop and had presidential seals in his possession. >>> when news4 at 4:00 continues, a bus driver learned his fate after a crash that killed four people in virginia. and led to new questions about safety on the roads. >>> plus, how to protect yourself from a new type of identity theft. it's so convincing, even the government might not really believe you are really you. >>> also, madonna said she feels insulted by lady gaga. georgia tells us why in the hollywood headlines. >>> lindsay lohan's got a new blame game going on. jermaine jackson seems to be distancing himself from his family. and miley cyrus is talking about wedding plans, lots of them. >> joining us once again, georgia is with the hollywood headlines. georgia, this ongoing feud between madonna

on murder charges in the cab driver's death. >>> former d.c. council chairkwamebrownwillbe spending the next six months in his home. a d.c. judge sentenced him to six months of house arrest. he pled guilty yesterday to bank fraud. he admitted to lying about his income when applying for loans. brown apologized for his actions yesterday. he must also complete 480 hours of community service. >>> former maryland state delegate tiffany alston may sue to get her seat back. she was convicted of stealing $800 from the assembly to play an employee at her private law firm. after sentencing, the prince george's county democrat was removed from office, which is required by the state constitution. but alston's lawyers argue she should still be allowed to serve because a judge reduced her sentence. the house speaker or governor will have a final say on whether she can return. >> angie goff is at the live desk with breaking news. >> good morning. >>> a syrian war plane bombed a town on the turkish border. witnesses say the air force attacked rebel positions in the town of ross alain. sources loyal